Specing
noun
1.
Usually, specs. specification (def 2).
2.
speculation.
adjective
3.
built, done, bought, etc., as a speculation:
the construction of spec houses.
verb (used with object), spec’d or specked or specced, spec’ing or specking or speccing.
4.
to provide specifications for:
Their newest truck was spec’d by a computer.
Idioms
5.
on spec, made, built, or done with hopes of but no assurance of payment or a sale; without commitment by a client or buyer:
ad illustrations done on spec; luxury homes built on spec and sold before completion.
noun
1.
on spec, as a speculation or gamble: all the tickets were sold so I went to the theatre on spec
adjective
2.
(prenominal) (Austral & NZ) speculative: a spec developer
spec
1.
speculation
2.
write specifications for
see: on spec
Read Also:
- Specint92
benchmark A benchmark result derived from the results of a set of integer benchmarks from SPEC (geometric mean of the 6 SPEC ratios of CINT92) which can be used to estimate a machine’s single-tasking performance on integer code. SPECint92 obsoletes SPECint89. Results (ftp://ftp.nosc.mil/pub/aburto/specin92.tbl). See also SPECbase_int92. (1994-11-14)
- Speciosity
noun, plural speciosities. 1. the quality or state of being specious. noun (pl) -ties 1. a thing or person that is deceptively attractive or plausible 2. the state of being specious 3. (obsolete) the state of being beautiful
- Specious
adjective 1. apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible: specious arguments. 2. pleasing to the eye but deceptive. 3. Obsolete. pleasing to the eye; fair. adjective 1. apparently correct or true, but actually wrong or false 2. deceptively attractive in appearance adjective plausible but not true; based on pretense; sophistic […]
- Speciously
adjective 1. apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible: specious arguments. 2. pleasing to the eye but deceptive. 3. Obsolete. pleasing to the eye; fair. adjective 1. apparently correct or true, but actually wrong or false 2. deceptively attractive in appearance adjective plausible but not true; based on pretense; sophistic […]
- Speciousness
adjective 1. apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible: specious arguments. 2. pleasing to the eye but deceptive. 3. Obsolete. pleasing to the eye; fair. adjective 1. apparently correct or true, but actually wrong or false 2. deceptively attractive in appearance adjective plausible but not true; based on pretense; sophistic […]